Important Links – Getting Involved: Activism and Networks

Feeling inspired? Want to get involved? Here is a list of organizations that might be of interest:

Equal Voice: Equal Voice is a national, bilingual, multi-partisan organization dedicated to electing more women to all levels of political office in Canada

Who Needs Feminism: Run by a group of students at Duke University, the project calls itself a PR campaign for feminism. It aims to challenge existing stereotypes surrounding feminists and assert the importance of feminism today. The website includes a guide to starting your own campaign.

Canadian Women’s Foundation: The Canadian Women’s Foundation empowers women and girls in Canada to move out of violence, out of poverty and into confidence.

EMILY’S List: The American EMILY’s List helps elect pro-choice Democratic women to office by recruiting and funding women to run for State Governor, Senate, the US House of Representatives, and other local offices.

Women Suffrage and Beyond is an electronic academic journal (ISSN 2292-1060) that is always open to new submissions. If you are interested in contributing, please contact us at submit@womensuffrage.org.

Veronica Strong-Boag is extremely grateful to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada/Conseil de Recherches en Sciences Humaines for funding her research programme.